I can't believe it's been a year since I started this little nook in the foodie blogisphere. I have to say, it's been a swell ride that I hope will continue for years to come. This blog has done a lot for me. It's encouraged me to add variety to my cooking and to be adventurous. It showed me that I still have a lot to learn about cooking and that it's okay to make mistakes in the kitchen as long as I learn from them. I saw just how huge the foodie blogosphere is and have been humbled a bit that my nook is only going to be a quiet corner of that. (I'm no We Are Not Martha). Photographing the food I've been making has been a lot of fun. I realized how big a factor visuals are when cooking and eating. I've tried to consistently add at least one photograph to every recipe. And I've had fun photographing. I try to be clever setting up the food shots but I'm also limited with my camera and with lighting/timing. It'll become more difficult in the future so I'm hoping to create my own light-box to help out.

For the next year I hope to start using a food processor, advance my knowledge of basic techniques, review more local restaurants, become more active with Foodbuzz and Foodista, and keep enticing my readers with my recipes. Hope you'll stick around to see what the next year will bring!